A newly documented jaguar in southern Arizona suggests that this powerful cat is slowly reclaiming parts of its historic U.S.

With beautiful coats, spotted fur, and impressive hunting abilities, jaguars stand out among some of the most rare in the United States. The big cats are fascinating animals, and their presence has ...

Today, jaguars are still considered endangered, and a recovery plan has been put in place. In 2024, the Fish and Wildlife Service revised the habitat set aside for jaguars to about 1,000 square miles ...

The Phoenix Zoo wanted to move its mountain lions and jaguars into bigger quarters and acknowledge their place on Arizona's landscape. The new big cat habitats cost $5.5 million and includes more ...

Filly, a jaguar from Belize who arrived here earlier this year, has "successfully transferred" to her habitat in the Milwaukee County Zoo's Big Cat Country, the zoo reported in a post on its Facebook ...

The largest wildcat in North America and third largest in the world, jaguars are solitary wildcats found in Central and South America and, formerly, throughout the American Southwest. Credit: ...

Their jaws are strong enough to pierce turtle shells, caiman hides and even skulls – and their love of water means they often ...

Jaguars, the powerful big cats often linked to the rainforests of Central and South America, are still roaming parts of the United States. Though rare and mysterious, their survival here is an ...

The U.S. proposed Friday to designate about 1,309 square miles across Southern Arizona and a sliver of New Mexico as prime habitat that is essential for conservation of the endangered jaguar. Among ...

While many NASA missions look out into space from Earth, some are based in space but look back at Earth. Earth observation missions are important for studying the changing climate, and NASA has a ...

Jaguar populations are falling worldwide, but the big cats are thriving in Belize, where one-third of the Central American country is protected habitat — but even this paradise isn’t perfect. Jaguar ...

The University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center announced that it had spotted its fifth jaguar in the southeast corner of Arizona over the last 15 years The big cat was seen via ...